Add an approval/confirmation function to RTC so learners choose whether to accept a collaborator's change¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that RTC platforms add a mechanism governing shared edits: "it is suggested that RTC should provide one more confirmation button, which will allow the users to choose whether to accept their collaborator's change in the co-editing program." This addresses interruptions observed during multi-user programming, since users were forced to accept another collaborator's revision by default.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• The RTC platform currently applies collaborators' revisions to blocks or components by default, which the study inferred may interrupt work

Constraints¶

• The recommendation is based on interviews and the study's observed interruption of the CS-major member of the heterogeneous group, not on a tested comparison

Target Learners¶

• adult novices and CS majors co-editing block-based programs in RTC

Target Learning Goals¶

• maintaining team function and reducing interruptions during collaborative programming

Related Strategies¶

• Make partners' AI use visible through transparency mechanisms in early collaborative programming phases

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Ting-Chia Hsu, Hal Abelson, Evan Patton, Shih-Chu Chen, Hsuan-Ning Chang. (2021). Self-efficacy and behavior patterns of learners using a real-time collaboration system developed for group programming. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-021-09357-3